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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by SpicyLemonZest on Friday September 12, 2025 @11:40PM (#45229123)
Are stump speeches not propaganda? I don't see why the election system should privilege candidates whose political views are most compellingly expressed in quick little text blurbs.
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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by kjkjadksj on Saturday September 13, 2025 @02:35AM (#45229844)
That is how the system already works. Tv and social media soundbites are king, rather than substance.
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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by SpicyLemonZest on Saturday September 13, 2025 @12:14PM (#45233239)
I don’t think that’s true? There are exceptions, but Mike Johnson or Chuck Schumer aren’t successful because they’re getting really good zingers on social media.
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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction by kjkjadksj on Saturday September 13, 2025 @12:40PM (#45233398)
I mean, that is exactly why people even know their names. You think people actually read schumers policy positions on his website? Maybe a single digit percentage do. Most everyone just blindly picks the party line option even on primaries usually the party endorsed candidate wins.
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